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Acting PM urges hurricane readiness amidst ‘cascading hazards’

Acting Prime Minister Montgomery Daniel is urging residents of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to prepare for the hurricane season among the “cascading hazards” this year. “We have faced a…

2 Jun 2021 6:08AM

Environment

18 storms forecast this hurricane season

1 Jun 2021 1:31PM

La Soufriere volcano would be a challenge for some time. (iWN Photo)

Chateau farmer contemplates future without access to volcano lands

1 Jun 2021 6:43AM

A large deposit of ash o a retaining wall near a house in Troumaca on Monday. (iWN photo)

‘North Leeward needs a proper cleaning’ — Troumaca resident

27 May 2021 6:51AM

Heaps of volcanic ash along the roadside in the Orange Zone town of Chateaubelair on Monday. (iWN photo)

6,000 people get jobs in BRAGSA’s road cleaning programme

26 May 2021 6:32AM

A large quantity of bottled water has been imported into St. VIncent in response to the eruption of La Soufriere. (iWN photo)

$300,000 budgeted to help recycle plastic bottles

The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has allocated EC$300,000 to help clean up the “tsunami of plastic bottles coming into the country” in response to last month’s explosive…

14 May 2021 6:09AM

La Soufriere Eruption